SAGGAR FIRING EXPERIMENT

Write up of Saggar firing experiment by Caroline Wilson from Julia’s Tuesday morning class. _____________________________________________ Just to share with you my latest attempt with exploring marking pots by ‘smoking’ them – this time in a saggar. Saggar firing has evolved as a way to achieve a result similar to pit-firing on a smaller scale.  A [...]

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Mocha Ware

Inspired by a feature in Jo Connell’s book ‘The Potter’s Guide to Ceramic Surfaces’, we (Sarah and Sandie from the Tuesday Morning class) decided to experiment to see if we could manage similar exciting effects – with fascinating and sometimes dramatic outcomes. The Mocha technique was developed in 19th century England and is so called [...]

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